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By Bryan BarlettaBusiness Technology

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May 02, 2024Podcast Advertising - The Safest Bet in a Risky Landscape
For brands looking to earn attention, podcasts are proving they can deliver in a media landscape littered with noise.
Written by Tom Webster
Edited by Gavin Gaddis
Audio edited by Gavin Gaddis
Hosted by Spreaker

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10 min
May 01, 2024 Podcasting in India, Q1 Revenue Growth, & More
Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: City Casts and the value of local focus, a new report on podcast listeners in India, Magellan AI's Q1 2024 podcast advertising benchmarks, Right Side Up's guide on measuring success for influencer marketing campaigns, and The New York times covers podcast companies building out their video shooting capabilities.

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5 min
April 30, 2024 SXM Q1 Podcast Growth, ✈️ Travel Advertising Surges, & More
Here's waht you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: SiriusXM has posted their Q1 earnings report, Pierre Bouvard covers the 24/18/58% rule, travel advertising is taking flight, brands are looking to stretch beyond TV in sports advertising (and podcasting looks to be a good fit), and a new university has introduced a podcast course into their curriculum.

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5 min
April 29, 2024 March's Top Podcast Advertisers, Growing YouTube Shorts, & More
Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Magellan AI's top podcast advertisers of March, YouTube Shorts advertising revenue is trending upwards, the IAB predicts social video will overtake CTV this year, Visa's global head of content speaks to influencer marketing, and big retail brands get into DTC marketing, opening a new avenue for podcast advertising.

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5 min
April 26, 2024 Spotify Has Left the IAB, Podcast Adspend Grows in UK, & More
Here's what you need to know from this week in the business of podcasting: Spotify has left the IAB, That Was Us ups the cadence on rewatch podcasts, IAB UK shares data on podcast growth, a new listener habit report from Japan, and GroupM reclassifies a good portion of YouTube as CTV.

Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up (along with today's Data Snapshot) right here on Sounds Profitable.
10 min
April 25, 2024 Podcasts Rival TikTok in Japan, Acast's Annual Report, & More
Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Otonal has published a new survey of podcast usage in Japan, Acast has a new annual report, YouTube's CPO talks video podcasting, and the MRC releases an invalid traffic guideline update.

Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up (along with today's Data Snapshot) right here on Sounds Profitable.
4 min
April 24, 2024 UK Podcast Adspend Growth, Avoiding Marketing Fatigue, & More
Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: IAB UK's new ad spend report shows podcast spend increased 23% y-o-y, Signal Hill Insights debuts new benchmark study for branded podcasts, eMarketer shares five key stats on marketing fatigue, and Campaign covers podcasting's global growth.

Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up (along with today's Data Snapshot) right here on Sounds Profitable.
5 min
April 24, 2024That Was Us: Dialing in the Rewatch
What does capturing the existing fanbase of a recently-ended program look like in podcasting? We speak with actors Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, and Chris Sullivan, who are launching as an episode-by-episode rewatch podcast of This Is Us, rapidly upping the normal rewatch podcast cadence of nearly a decade.
Written by Bryan Barletta and Gavin Gaddis
Edited by Gavin Gaddis
Audio edited by Gavin Gaddis
Hosted by Spreaker

Sounds Profitable: Narrated Articles is a production of Sounds Profitable. For more information, visit soundsprofitable.com.
11 min
April 23, 2024 Spotify's Q1 Earnings, Podcasters to Cover UK Election, & More
Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: marketers underestimate creative's impact on sales effect, podcasters chosen for UK general election coverage, CoHost publishes new report on podcast agencies, Spotify has published their Q1 earnings, and the winners of this year's Webbys are now live.

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5 min
April 22, 2024 Spotify Leaves IAB, GroupM Reclassifies YouTube, & More
Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Spotify is no longer in the IAB, GroupM to reclassify some YouTube ad revenue as CTV instead of digital, Global is launching Dax ID, how video can widen podcasting's footprint, and ARM breaks down how podcast advertising is effective.

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The pace of change the podcast industry is undergoing is staggering. The implications for podcasters, hosting providers, podcast listening app developers, and advertisers and agencies are enormous.…